Blind Chance
Blind Chance Polish Przypadek is a Polish film written and directed by Krzysztof Kielowski and starring Bogusaw Linda. The film presents three separate storylines, told in succession, about a man running after a train and how such an ordinary incident could influence the rest of the mans life. Originally filmed in 1981, Blind Chance was suppressed by the Polish authorities for several years until its delayed release in Poland onJanuary 1987.
In the first scenario, Witek almost crashes into the fellow drinking the beer. He runs after the train and is able to grab onto the last cars handlebar just in time to pull himself aboard. On the train he meets Werner Tadeusz omnicki, an old Communist. Witek decides to join the Communist Party. On a walk with Werner, Witek meets up with Czuszka Bogusawa Pawelec, his first love. The two meet up and have sex, after which a disappointed Czuszka discovers that Witek is applying to join the party. Witek unsuccessfully tries to solve a problem with an airline mechanic. Witek breaks up a sitin at a hospital. As a reward, a party leader plans to send Witek on a special mission to France. On a walk with Czuszka, a policeman asks them for their papers. Since Witek is a Communist, he is allowed to go on his way, while Czuszka is detained. He attempts to make up with Czuszka, who is speaking at an opposition meeting, but she rejects him.In the second scenario, Witek slams into the fellow drinking the beer with such force that the mug slips from the drinkers hand and falls to the floor, breaking and spilling. Witek doesnt stop to apologize but still fails to catch the train. Instead he runs headlong into a railway guard on the platform, knocks him to the ground, and runs off. The guard calls for backup and Witek is arrested. A judge sentences Witek to thirty days and unpaid community service. Witek joins the antiCommunist resistance and meets up with Daniel, a friend from his childhood, and his sister Wera. He is baptised and the figure of Christ on the cross becomes a significant emblem for him. Witek applies for a passport to go to France, but his request is denied because he is known to be an antiCommunist. The authorities offer him a passport on the condition that he discloses the undergrounds contacts in France. Witek goes home and begins foreplay with Wera, but is called away to the resistances lair. The place has been ransacked and the one person left there doubts Witeks
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